1981 Cincinnati Reds Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 66-42
Finished 1st in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,111,107, Avg. 21,786
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Manager: John McNamara (66-42)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1981 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
1981 Cincinnati Reds Roster

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1981 season with a record of 66 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the NL's West Division.

The Reds scored 464 runs and allowed 440 runs. George Foster led Cincinnati with 22 home runs and drove in 90 runs. Ken Griffey paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .311. Tom Seaver topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.54 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

John McNamara coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 464
Regular Season Runs Against: 440

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 8, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 10, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 11, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 1-0 1-1 2-1
April 12, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 1-0 1-2 2-2
April 13, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Diego Padres 1 W 1-0 2-2 3-2
April 14, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Diego Padres 0 W 1-0 3-2 4-2
April 15, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 10 at San Diego Padres 1 W 1-0 4-2 5-2
April 17, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 1-1 4-2 5-3
April 18, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 1-2 4-2 5-4
April 21, 1981 Atlanta Braves 10 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 1-3 4-2 5-5
April 22, 1981 Atlanta Braves 7 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 1-4 4-2 5-6
April 23, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Houston Astros 4 W 1-4 5-2 6-6
April 24, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Houston Astros 0 W 1-4 6-2 7-6
April 25, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Houston Astros 1 W 1-4 7-2 8-6
April 26, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Houston Astros 1 L 1-4 7-3 8-7
April 28, 1981 San Diego Padres 2 at Cincinnati Reds 11 W 2-4 7-3 9-7
April 29, 1981 San Diego Padres 5 at Cincinnati Reds 8 W 3-4 7-3 10-7
April 30, 1981 San Diego Padres 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 4-4 7-3 11-7
May 1, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 4-4 7-4 11-8
May 2, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 4-4 7-5 11-9
May 3, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 4-4 7-6 11-10
May 6, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 5-4 7-6 12-10
May 7, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 5-5 7-6 12-11
May 7, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 5-6 7-6 12-12
May 8, 1981 Houston Astros 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 6-6 7-6 13-12
May 9, 1981 Houston Astros 5 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 7-6 7-6 14-12
May 10, 1981 Houston Astros 7 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 7-7 7-6 14-13
May 11, 1981 Houston Astros 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 7-8 7-6 14-14
May 12, 1981 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 8-8 7-6 15-14
May 13, 1981 Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 8 W 9-8 7-6 16-14
May 14, 1981 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 10-8 7-6 17-14
May 15, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 10-8 8-6 18-14
May 16, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 10-8 9-6 19-14
May 17, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 10-8 10-6 20-14
May 19, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 10-8 11-6 21-14
May 20, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 10 at Chicago Cubs 7 W 10-8 12-6 22-14
May 21, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 10-8 12-7 22-15
May 22, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 10-9 12-7 22-16
May 23, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 10-10 12-7 22-17
May 24, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 11-10 12-7 23-17
May 24, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 11-11 12-7 23-18
May 25, 1981 San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 12-11 12-7 24-18
May 27, 1981 San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 13-11 12-7 25-18
May 28, 1981 San Francisco Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 14-11 12-7 26-18
May 29, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 14-11 12-8 26-19
May 30, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 14-11 13-8 27-19
May 31, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 16 L 14-11 13-9 27-20
June 1, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 8 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 14-11 14-9 28-20
June 2, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 15 L 14-11 14-10 28-21
June 3, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 6 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 14-11 15-10 29-21
June 5, 1981 Montreal Expos 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 15-11 15-10 30-21
June 6, 1981 Montreal Expos 3 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 16-11 15-10 31-21
June 7, 1981 Montreal Expos 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 17-11 15-10 32-21
June 9, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 8 at New York Mets 4 W 17-11 16-10 33-21
June 10, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 2 at New York Mets 0 W 17-11 17-10 34-21
June 11, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at New York Mets 2 W 17-11 18-10 35-21
August 10, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 17-11 18-11 35-22
August 11, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 W 17-11 19-11 36-22
August 12, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 L 17-11 19-12 36-23
August 14, 1981 San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 18-11 19-12 37-23
August 14, 1981 San Francisco Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 18-12 19-12 37-24
August 15, 1981 San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 18-13 19-12 37-25
August 16, 1981 San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 19-13 19-12 38-25
August 18, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 20-13 19-12 39-25
August 19, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 21-13 19-12 40-25
August 21, 1981 New York Mets 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 22-13 19-12 41-25
August 22, 1981 New York Mets 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 22-14 19-12 41-26
August 23, 1981 New York Mets 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 22-15 19-12 41-27
August 24, 1981 New York Mets 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 23-15 19-12 42-27
August 25, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Montreal Expos 9 L 23-15 19-13 42-28
August 26, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Montreal Expos 6 L 23-15 19-14 42-29
August 27, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Montreal Expos 12 L 23-15 19-15 42-30
August 28, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 2 at New York Mets 3 L 23-15 19-16 42-31
August 28, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at New York Mets 2 W 23-15 20-16 43-31
August 30, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 6 at New York Mets 3 W 23-15 21-16 44-31
August 31, 1981 Montreal Expos 8 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 24-15 21-16 45-31
September 1, 1981 Montreal Expos 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 24-16 21-16 45-32
September 2, 1981 Montreal Expos 0 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 25-16 21-16 46-32
September 3, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 25-16 22-16 47-32
September 4, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 25-16 22-17 47-33
September 5, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 25-16 22-18 47-34
September 6, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 25-16 23-18 48-34
September 7, 1981 San Diego Padres 7 at Cincinnati Reds 8 W 26-16 23-18 49-34
September 8, 1981 San Diego Padres 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 26-17 23-18 49-35
September 9, 1981 San Diego Padres 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 27-17 23-18 50-35
September 11, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 28-17 23-18 51-35
September 12, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 29-17 23-18 52-35
September 13, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 29-18 23-18 52-36
September 14, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Houston Astros 2 W 29-18 24-18 53-36
September 15, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Houston Astros 0 W 29-18 25-18 54-36
September 16, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 12 L 29-18 25-19 54-37
September 17, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 29-18 26-19 55-37
September 18, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 29-18 27-19 56-37
September 19, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 29-18 28-19 57-37
September 20, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 29-18 29-19 58-37
September 21, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Diego Padres 6 L 29-18 29-20 58-38
September 22, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego Padres 2 W 29-18 30-20 59-38
September 23, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Diego Padres 1 W 29-18 31-20 60-38
September 25, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 10 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 29-18 32-20 61-38
September 26, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 29-18 33-20 62-38
September 27, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 29-18 34-20 63-38
September 28, 1981 San Francisco Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 29-19 34-20 63-39
September 29, 1981 San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 30-19 34-20 64-39
September 30, 1981 Houston Astros 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 31-19 34-20 65-39
October 1, 1981 Houston Astros 8 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 31-20 34-20 65-40
October 2, 1981 Atlanta Braves 11 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 31-21 34-20 65-41
October 3, 1981 Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 31-22 34-20 65-42
October 4, 1981 Atlanta Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 32-22 34-20 66-42


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